A Grassroots Effort to Re-Bird the Empty Forests of Aratanha, Brazil

A century ago, trees were cleared atop Brazil's Aratanha Mountains to make way for plantations. When the farms closed down, forest reclaimed the mountains. And now, concerted efforts by biologists are bringing birds back to Aratanha as well.

  Pets & Animals   Dec 23, 2025   0   31  Add to Reading List

From the Winter 2026 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now.

A young woman sitting in the back seat of a car, holding two small cloth bags while looking out the window.
Cornell University undergraduate Lorena Patrício carefully held cloth bags with endangered Ceara Gnateaters on a bumpy ride for a translocation effort in the Aratanha Mountains.

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